But there is no reason to sit on the diplomatic fence.

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It would also highlight the fact that a country that has remained silently "friendly" to the US can no longer sit on the fence, quietly benefiting from its arrangement with the superpower.

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Only 16 states have agreed to set up Exchanges, while nearly an equal number have refused to do so and many others sit on the fence.

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